The Youth's Companion, July 4, 1901. Vol. 75, No. 27

Boston: Perry Mason Company, 201 Columbus Avenue, 1901. [JUVENILE] [PERIODICAL] [EPHEMERA]. Weekly periodical. Folio (16 ¼" x 11 ¼"); pp [337]-348; color pictorial wrapper, front features an illustration of Independence Hall and an eagle with an American shield printed in red and blue, rear wrapper features an advertisement for Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon; two staple binding; advertisements throughout for children and adults; stories and features with illustrations; horizontal fold through all sheets as issued for mailing; 1" closed tear on front fold, staining on wrapper fold; near fine. Interesting articles, stories and advertising that would appeal to both young readers and adults. In this issue, the feature story is titled, "The Boy and the Marquis: A Tale of Lafayette," by Abbe Carter Goodloe. Also in this issue, "The Great Scoop," by Molly Elliot Seawell; "Besieged in a Schoolhouse," by Franklin Welles Calkins; and a full-page poem about July 4th on the "Children's Page" titled "Three Points of View.".